Conference Championships: Denver Broncos travel to face Buffalo Bills at Rich Stadium, one win from a Super Bowl berth. Kickoff: Sun January 12, 1992 at 12:30pm. Winner advances to the Super Bowl. Loser carries one of the year's hardest what-ifs into the offseason.[1][2]
Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills in the Conference Championships, with a Super Bowl berth on the line. The conference title round is the one that turns nameplates into legacy. For Buffalo Bills, the home crowd at Rich Stadium is asked to be a player; for Denver Broncos, the road environment is supposed to be the test that breaks lesser teams. Coaches will lean on what worked all year. Players will lean on what their bodies have left in them.
Denver Broncos and Buffalo Bills have outlasted everyone else in their conference. One walks out of Rich Stadium with the conference title; the other walks out with a brutal what-if. Around the league, coaches are watching tape on both staffs for next year's prep. Every Super Bowl-bound team starts the offseason as the team to beat.
Denver Broncos versus Buffalo Bills in the Conference Championships. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Denver Broncos-Buffalo Bills cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | 11-5 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-9 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 6-10 | L3 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3-13 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 13-3 | L1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 8-8 | L2 |
| New York Jets | 8-8 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 6-10 | L1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 1-15 | L6 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 12-4 | W4 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 10-6 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 9-7 | L3 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7-9 | W1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4-12 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | 11-5 | W2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 10-6 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 10-6 | W6 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 3-13 | L10 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 12-4 | W6 |
| Chicago Bears | 11-5 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8-8 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4-12 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-13 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 14-2 | L1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 11-5 | W5 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 10-6 | W1 |
| New York Giants | 8-8 | W1 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 4-12 | L8 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 00077 |
| Buffalo Bills | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0071010 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bills | Carlton Bailey 11 yard interception return ( Scott Norwood kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bills | Scott Norwood 44 yard field goal | 0-10 |
| Broncos | Gary Kubiak 3 yard rush ( David Treadwell kick) | 7-10 |
Buffalo Bills defeated Denver Broncos 10-7 at Rich Stadium in the Conference Championships. The final scoring play was Broncos: Gary Kubiak 3 yard rush ( David Treadwell kick). The result came down to the final possession; Buffalo Bills won by 3. Top line of the day: Gary Kubiak: 136 pass yards on 11-of-12, 0 TD, 0 INT. Buffalo Bills advance to the Super Bowl.[1][2]
Buffalo Bills walked out of Rich Stadium as the team that survived a Conference Championships Denver Broncos will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 10-7. The game stayed within 3 points throughout, the kind of contest where every drive felt like a referendum and every defensive stop carried twice its usual weight. The final scoring play came from Broncos: Gary Kubiak 3 yard rush ( David Treadwell kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Buffalo Bills are bound for the Super Bowl.
Buffalo Bills 10, Denver Broncos 7. Round: Conference Championships. Q3: 1 scoring play. Q4: 2 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Gary Kubiak: 136 pass yards on 11-of-12, 0 TD, 0 INT
- Thurman Thomas: 72 rush yards on 26 carries
- Vance Johnson: 7 catches for 100 yards
Conference Championships, played at Rich Stadium. Final: Denver Broncos 7, Buffalo Bills 10, with Buffalo Bills taking the result by 3. **Third quarter**
- Bills: Carlton Bailey 11 yard interception return ( Scott Norwood kick)
Fourth quarter
- Bills: Scott Norwood 44 yard field goal
- Broncos: Gary Kubiak 3 yard rush ( David Treadwell kick)
Top performers
- Gary Kubiak: 136 pass yards on 11-of-12, 0 TD, 0 INT
- Thurman Thomas: 72 rush yards on 26 carries
- Vance Johnson: 7 catches for 100 yards
A 3-point margin in Conference Championships is the kind of result that defines reputations on both sidelines.
| Broncos | Bills | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 20 | 12 |
| Total Yards | 304 | 213 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 22/33 | 13/25 |
| Pass yards | 257 | 117 |
| Pass TD | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 2 |
| Sacks taken | 4 | 1 |
| Sack yards lost | 34 | 8 |
| Net pass yards | 223 | 109 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 32 | 35 |
| Rush yards | 81 | 104 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 0 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 4 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties | 4 | 6 |
| Penalty yards | 20 | 35 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | |||||
| Gary Kubiak | 11/12 | 136 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Elway | 11/21 | 121 | 0 | 1 | |
| BUF | |||||
| Jim Kelly | 13/25 | 117 | 0 | 2 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | ||||
| Gaston Green | 19 | 53 | 0 | 18 |
| Gary Kubiak | 3 | 22 | 1 | 11 |
| John Elway | 4 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| Steve Sewell | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Vance Johnson | 2 | -7 | 0 | -1 |
| BUF | ||||
| Thurman Thomas | 26 | 72 | 0 | 9 |
| Andre Reed | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Jim Kelly | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| Kenneth Davis | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | ||||
| Vance Johnson | 7 | 100 | 0 | 24 |
| Steve Sewell | 7 | 78 | 0 | 26 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 3 | 40 | 0 | 15 |
| Mike Young | 3 | 25 | 0 | 10 |
| Ricky Nattiel | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Mark Jackson | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| BUF | ||||
| Keith McKeller | 3 | 39 | 0 | 25 |
| Andre Reed | 2 | 19 | 0 | 10 |
| Thurman Thomas | 3 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Kenneth Davis | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 |
| James Lofton | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Don Beebe | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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